LifeTwo has a series of humorous “aging backwards” blog posts. Today I enjoyed a fun post on sleeping with a couple of fairly unique tips for how to sleep better. My partner has used melatonin as a treatment for jet lag and she claims it works wonders to get her internal clock back on track.
Sleeping in the City
The tip to keep your room dark isn’t always easy when you live in the city as we do and we’ve gotten used to having some light streaming in from the streetlights outside our window. Worse than sleeping in a room that’s not entirely dark, though, is sleeping in a room that is noisy.
During the winter, when the windows are closed, our bedroom is fairly quiet. But in the warm summer months we so look forward to and love in Seattle, having the windows open are an absolute necessity. We could purchase an air conditioner but in this mild climate it would be an unnecessary energy drain.
Instead, we have gotten used to the traffic noise going past our house. I tried the ear plug route and didn’t like the feeling of isolation they left me with. I didn’t like having something stuffed in my ears either.
Read the whole post at ZZZ is for Beauty
Manicures & Pedicures (French or not)
Another aging backwards tips post is on French manicures. I’m not really into manicures but I love pedicures, although I prefer having them done in a salon rather than at home. That’s half the fun. But if you prefer to do it yourself (either manicure or pedicure), you’ll have to read this post Oui Love French Manicures. While you must pardon the pun, there really are some good tips here.
Retiring to a Warmer and Quieter Location
This brings me back to Kauai! Oh, I’d love to go back to Kauai. Right now, in fact. I can show off my beautiful pedicured toes year round and get plenty of sleep in a dark, quiet room. Read my Retiring to Paradise post if you want to fantasize along with me.
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1 Penny // Mar 12, 2008 at 6:18 am
Doing your own manicure or pedicure at home is really easy. Here’s a blog that shows each step for an easy home manicure. http://sugarliciousscrubs.blogspot.com/2008/02/diy-mini-manicure-at-home.html You can use the same steps for your own pedicure.
2 Retired Syd // Mar 12, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Here’s a twist for you on the sleeping thing. My husband and I spent month in New York City in an apartment on a busy street corner with lots of traffic and street noise. I slept like a baby! The “white noise” of that city totally absorbed the noise of my husband’s snoring.
We got back to suburbia and I haven’t been able to sleep well since! With all that peace and quiet, all I can hear is that snoring!
3 Cheryl // Mar 12, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Hi Syd,
You should take your next trip to Hanoi. There, not only is there alot of traffic all hours of the night but everyone drives with their hand laying on the horn. I actually slept through it, even though my partner isn’t much of a snorer.
The city is alot more fun than suburbia, which is of course the dilemma I face trying to choose to move to a quieter place.